Save a presentation as a movie file

To run your presentation on computers that don't have PowerPoint installed, you can save your presentation as a movie (.mov) file. You can then play the movie in any application that supports QuickTime movies.

When you save the file, you can choose to add a soundtrack, movie credits, and other options for how the movie will play.

Notes

Before you save a presentation as a movie, you can record an audio narration. For more information about narrating your slides, see Record a slide show.
When a presentation plays as a movie, each slide displays for a uniform amount of time unless you set individual timings, or record the slide show to establish timing for the entire presentation. For more information about setting slide timings, see Rehearse and set slide timings.
Several transitionsA dynamic way to move from one slide to the next during a slide show. For example, you can use a transition to fade in a slide or dissolve from one slide to another. play differently in a movie than they do in a presentation. Animation effectsA special visual or sound effect that is added to text or an object. For example — you can fly in text bullet points from the left, one word at a time, or add the sound of applause to a picture when it is uncovered. do not play in a movie at all.

On the File menu, click Save as Movie.

To add options such as credits or a background soundtrack, click Movie Options, and then do one of the following:

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Add a soundtrack

Click Movie Settings, and then under Media settings, on the Background soundtrack pop-up menu, click Select soundtrack.

Note If you cannot select an audio file that plays on your computer, on the Enable pop-up menu, click All Files.

Locate the soundtrack that you want, and then double-click it.

Add credits

Click the Credits tab, and then type the information you want in the credits, such as who created the movie or the copyright information.

Note Credits are not added to the end of the movie; instead, they are added to the file properties. To view the file properties, in Finder, select the file, click File, and then click Get Info.

Change the screen size

Click Movie Settings, and then under Size and quality, select the movie dimensions that you want.

Play the movie continuously

Click Movie Settings, and then under Media settings, select the Loop Movie check box.